The most up-to-date bus timetables for West Berkshire and the surrounding area, effective since September 2026, can be found by clicking here.
The bus routes which currently run through the parish are:
Route 1 Jet Black: Newbury to Reading, frequent service – picks up at Coachman’s Court before turning into Kiln Road at Shaw Bridge (pages 6 to 13 incl. in the timetable). Daily service (including Sundays and public holidays). The former route 1e late night services between Newbury and Thatcham (Friday + Saturday evenings only) are now included in the route 1 timetable.
Routes 6 + 6A: Newbury via Castle P.H. or Shaw Cemetery to the Ilsleys (pages 34 + 35 in the timetable). Service on 6 days per week (not Sundays, but please see details of the new Sunday 34 service below). The 08:01 service from Shaw Cemetery extends to serve Newbury College and Park House School on school days only; however, there is no direct return service in the afternoons.
Route X24/X34: Buses between Newbury Wharf, Harwell Campus and Didcot Parkway Station run via Oxford Road, Love Lane and Donnington Heights and call at the Vodafone Roundabout in each direction. There is an approximately hourly service (Mondays – Saturdays) between early morning and mid-evening. See pages 54 to 57 of the timetable.
Route 34 (Sundays only): Starting on Sunday 20th September 2026, there is a new Sunday bus service. From Newbury Wharf, it follows the usual X34/X24 route through Shaw-cum-Donnington as far as the Vodafone roundabout, then serves Chieveley, Beedon, East & West Ilsley before reaching Chilton and then continuing along the X34 route to Didcot. The service is two-hourly, with buses from Bastion Street into Newbury at 09:27, 11:27, 13:27, 15:27 and 17:27, and return buses from the Wharf at 09:40, 11:40, 13:40, 15:40 and 17:40. See pages 58 + 59 of the timetable.
Residents living on the Shaw Valley estate should catch the X34/X24/34 buses at the Vodafone bus stop (in both directions). On the Donnington Heights estate, the service is “hail & ride” along Garrison Meadows and the upper part of Bastion Street. There are actual bus stops at the foot of Bastion Street, on Love Lane near Donnington Park and near Donnington Priory.
For more details and to plan journeys online, follow this link: https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/services. You may wish to download the Oxford Bus Company/Thames Travel app on your mobile phone. You’ll then be able to check how punctual your bus is – and follow its progress live on a map.
Community Connect: The on-demand minibus service replaced the withdrawn Route 5 service. It can pick passengers up in the Shaw-cum-Donnington area and take them to anywhere in the Newbury area, between 08:30 and 19:00 Mondays – Fridays only. Tel. 01635-519650 or see pages 74 + 75 in the timetable.
Community Connect CCA: This service links the Downlands villages and the south of Newbury, once a day in each direction (Mondays – Friday only). It picks up at Donnington Square at 08:00 and takes passengers directly to Newbury College, Park House School and St. Bart’s School, returning in the afternoons, arriving at Donnington Square at 15:30. See pages 78 + 79 in the timetable.
More travel information can be found on the West Berkshire Council website.
Useful bus maps of the local area can be found on pages 104 + 105 and 112 – 115 incl. of the timetable.
